The Shakespeare Killer – Independent Press Award: Distinguished Favorite

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Douglas J. Wood receives national recognition through the INDEPENDENT PRESS AWARD®! The INDEPENDENT PRESS AWARD, one of the most prestigious […]

Douglas Wood - February 21, 2024

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Things You Should Know But Don’t: Using Social Media to Predict Crime

Can AI predict crime? In past blogs, I’ve written about crime mapping, a technique where police data is used to […]

Douglas Wood - February 19, 2024

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Things You Should Know But Don’t: AI in Policing

Despite the controversy around AI, it has a wide range of practical applications across many fields. Among those is law […]

Douglas Wood - February 5, 2024

Things You Should Know But Don’t: Revisiting the Golden Age of Serial Killers

In 2023, there were an unsettling number of missing persons cases that went unanswered and strange murders left unsolved. Between […]

Douglas Wood - January 22, 2024

Things You Should Know But Don’t: Space News in 2024

Every year we continue to see great accomplishments in space exploration and research and the upcoming year is shaping up […]

Douglas Wood - January 8, 2024

Things You Should Know But Don’t: Data Brokers

For younger users and those who grew up with the internet, it’s common knowledge that any time you use a […]

Douglas Wood - December 26, 2023

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Things You Should Know But Don’t: Are Your Push Notifications Being Tracked?

Cyber-security is a topic that I feel should be on everybody’s radar. While it’s easy to fall behind in this […]

Douglas Wood - December 11, 2023

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Things You Should Know But Don’t: The State of Police Robots

The use of robotics in law enforcement isn’t new, but is a topic getting more and more attention as AI […]

Douglas Wood - November 27, 2023

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Things You Should Know But Don’t: How Law Enforcement Uses GPS

Global Positioning System—commonly known as GPS—is a tech that’s become ubiquitous in our daily lives but is actually only one […]

Douglas Wood - November 13, 2023

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Things You Should Know But Don’t: The FBI’s Art Theft Team

The FBI is known for a great many things but most often people associate it with large-scale, high-profile criminal investigations […]

Douglas Wood - October 30, 2023

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